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Amsterdam Molecular first half 2010 net loss in line with last year

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics, a leader in the field of human gene therapy, today reported its results for the first half year of 2010.

31 Aug 2010

First time use of ExAblate MR Guided Focused Ultrasound System for prostate cancer treatment

Elbit Imaging Ltd. that it's subsidiary, InSightec Ltd., the global leader in MR guided focused ultrasound technology and the only company to receive FDA approval for its ExAblate(R) system for treating uterine fibroids, announced today that its ExAblate(R) system has been used for the first time for the treatment of prostate cancer patients.

31 Aug 2010

NEC, SomaLogic sign agreement to explore aptamer related businesses in life sciences, healthcare markets

NEC Corporation and privately held SomaLogic, Inc. announced today that they have signed an agreement to explore aptamer related businesses in the life sciences and healthcare markets. In addition, NEC announced that it has made an equity investment in SomaLogic in support of a long-term strategic relationship between the two companies.

31 Aug 2010

Sutter Health collaborates with iTriage

Consumers can check health symptoms, look up health conditions and now find detailed information about doctors, hospitals, emergency rooms and medical clinics in the Sutter Health network via the free mobile health care application – iTriage.

31 Aug 2010

Forensic Fluids Laboratories ranked #167th on Inc. 500 fastest growing companies list

Forensic Fluids Laboratories Inc., a leading provider of oral fluid drug testing, today announced that the company was named to the prestigious Inc. 500 list, a list of the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing companies in the United States. Forensic Fluids Lab was number 167 on the general list, number 10 in health care, number 2 in Michigan, and number 20 for women-owned.

31 Aug 2010

Origin Agritech 2010 third quarter revenue decreases to $68.07 million

Origin Agritech Limited, a technology focused supplier of crop seeds in China, today announced unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2010. Origin prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of the United States.

31 Aug 2010

Many public hospitals face increasingly pressures; Nonprofit hospitals face uncertain futures

The Wall Street Journal: "Faced with mounting debt and looming costs from the new federal health-care law, many local governments are leaving the hospital business, shedding public facilities that can be the caregiver of last resort. … More than a fifth of the nation's 5,000 hospitals are owned by governments and many are drowning in debt caused by rising health-care costs, a spike in uninsured patients, cuts in Medicare and Medicaid and payments on construction bonds sold in fatter times.

30 Aug 2010

St. Mary's Medical Center to implement ProVation Order Sets customizable authoring and management solution

Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that St. Mary's Medical Center has selected ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support, as the organization's electronic order set solution.

30 Aug 2010

Opinions: MDG progress; Drug patents; Aid for scientific research; Avoiding food crises; Hunger in India; U.S. commitments to PEPFAR, Global Fund

"Between the catastrophes of the Haiti earthquake and the Pakistan floods, there was actually some good news this spring on the global health front, which offers hope that the United Nations' ambitious Millennium Development Goals might not be at a standstill. Though a great deal remains to be done, all of us are living longer, fewer mothers are dying in childbirth, and fewer children are dying before school age," Eli Adashi, professor of medical science at Brown University, writes in Boston Globe editorial.

30 Aug 2010

Vision Facilities Management launches new 2-way communication interface with ECRI Institute

Vision Facilities Management Limited, a leading provider of integrated healthcare asset management software, announces the launch of a new two-way communication interface with ECRI Institute that will significantly improve the ability of hospital staff to manage medical device safety alerts and recalls.

30 Aug 2010

Also in Global Health News: GM mosquitoes; Iodine deficiency in Nepal; South African health workers strike; Novartis to build vaccine plant in Brazil; Population control in Niger

Malaysia is still "considering releasing" up to 3,000 mosquitoes that are genetically modified to "combat dengue fever, in a landmark field trial that has come in for criticism from environmentalists," Agence France-Presse reports. The insects are modified "so that their offspring quickly die," which researchers hope will cull the population and lessen the risk of dengue.

30 Aug 2010

Revolutions Medical seeks due recognition for RevVac vacuum operated auto retractable safety syringe

Revolutions Medical Corporation has notified the MDEA that there had been an error in awarding the Free Vac syringe the 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award when in fact Free Vac misrepresented ownership of the syringe. The syringe was actually Revolutions Medical Corporation's RevVac auto retractable safety syringe.

30 Aug 2010

Biomagnetics to acquire Lanzhou New Sunshine Plastics Industry

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria detection, and other innovative technologies, today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Lanzhou New Sunshine Plastics Industry LTD. This expected acquisition is the fourth planned acquisition targeted at a share price of US $1.50 for Biomagnetics Diagnostics' common shares.

30 Aug 2010

Health IT: New Medicaid rules, a race for meaningful use, fraud prevention

Instructions for state Medicaid directors to distribute some of the funding for electronic medical records through their programs beginning next year have been circulated by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Medical News reports. "The incentive program stipulates that the federal government will pay the full cost of Medicaid bonuses to eligible physicians who adopt certified EMR technology in a way that meets the government's 'meaningful use' criteria.

30 Aug 2010

BioMarin's BMN-701 receives FDA orphan drug designation for treatment of Pompe disease

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. announced today that it has received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for BMN-701, a novel fusion of insulin-like growth factor 2 and alpha glucosidase (IGF2-GAA) in development for the treatment of Pompe disease. An investigational new drug application (IND) for BMN-701 has been submitted, investigational material has been manufactured and a Phase I/II study is expected to start in the first quarter of 2011.

30 Aug 2010

AMA supports recommended medical loss ratio rules

The American Medical Association and state medical societies are supporting a proposal by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on what expenditures insurers can consider medical spending under the new health law.

30 Aug 2010

AMS enters 10-year contract to supply radiation therapy services at Hospital Santa Paula, Brazil

AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES, a leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, announced today that it has entered into a ten-year contract to supply radiation therapy services at Hospital Santa Paula (HSP) in São Paulo, Brazil. AMS will place an advanced technology linear accelerator with IMRT capabilities at HSP, and is expected to begin treating patients in early 2012 in conjunction with the expected completion of a new comprehensive cancer center to be built by the hospital.

30 Aug 2010

Emdeon Commercial MedRx solution launched to make commercial medical claims process efficient

Emdeon Inc., a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management solutions, today announced the launch of Emdeon Commercial MedRx, a specialized processing solution that enables retail pharmacies to submit commercial medical claims electronically to medical payers and health plans across the U.S.

30 Aug 2010

Otonomy announces closing of $38.5 million Series B financing

Otonomy, Inc. announced today that it has closed a $38.5 million Series B financing co-led by Novo Ventures and RiverVest Venture Partners, and joined by Domain Associates and TPG Biotech. This financing is incremental to the $10 million Series A closed with Avalon Ventures in June 2010. Avalon also participated in the Series B round.

30 Aug 2010

TDWI recognizes CRI as 2010 Best Practices Award Winner

QlikTech today announced that its customer, Centerstone Research Institute, has been recognized as a 2010 Best Practices Award Winner by The Data Warehousing Institute.

30 Aug 2010

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Amsterdam Molecular first half 2010 net loss in line with last year

First time use of ExAblate MR Guided Focused Ultrasound System for prostate cancer treatment

NEC, SomaLogic sign agreement to explore aptamer related businesses in life sciences, healthcare markets

Sutter Health collaborates with iTriage

Forensic Fluids Laboratories ranked #167th on Inc. 500 fastest growing companies list

Origin Agritech 2010 third quarter revenue decreases to $68.07 million

Many public hospitals face increasingly pressures; Nonprofit hospitals face uncertain futures

St. Mary's Medical Center to implement ProVation Order Sets customizable authoring and management solution

Opinions: MDG progress; Drug patents; Aid for scientific research; Avoiding food crises; Hunger in India; U.S. commitments to PEPFAR, Global Fund

Vision Facilities Management launches new 2-way communication interface with ECRI Institute

Also in Global Health News: GM mosquitoes; Iodine deficiency in Nepal; South African health workers strike; Novartis to build vaccine plant in Brazil; Population control in Niger

Revolutions Medical seeks due recognition for RevVac vacuum operated auto retractable safety syringe

Biomagnetics to acquire Lanzhou New Sunshine Plastics Industry

Health IT: New Medicaid rules, a race for meaningful use, fraud prevention

BioMarin's BMN-701 receives FDA orphan drug designation for treatment of Pompe disease

AMA supports recommended medical loss ratio rules

AMS enters 10-year contract to supply radiation therapy services at Hospital Santa Paula, Brazil

Emdeon Commercial MedRx solution launched to make commercial medical claims process efficient

Otonomy announces closing of $38.5 million Series B financing

TDWI recognizes CRI as 2010 Best Practices Award Winner

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